Making My Own MFT (Update #5) - Finishing, Sacrificial Top for Sacrificial Top, First Cut!!!
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In this fifth update, I'll show you the roundover to let cords and cables move easier, the finish (Osmo 3031), how I can easily add auxiliary tops for to prevent excessive damage to the larger sacrificial top. Plus, I'll make the first cut into the completed top.
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7:48 .... Why not just cut a trench across and insert, say, a strip of 8mm MDF? Better, I think, that cutting up the whole table.
That’s been my plan based on a handful of comments on my build but the reality has been that after maybe 1000 cuts, the original line hasn’t changed at all! Hasn’t been any need for me to think about putting a strip in there. There are a small handful of cuts that zip zag here and there due to me not properly securing the track against dogs, but that hasn’t impacted the table at all.
just an idea the area where you make your cuts . you can use your router and the track and make a dado and then you can slide in and out thin sacrificial strips . I have been doing this for three years now . this reduces the number of tops you need to build out, I also used baltic birch for my top. The reamer was a game changer for me my table had such tight tolerances my dogs would stick. but these are the things I have come across using my Mft style bench
why not place a .250 x 2.00 insert into your table that you can replace when it gets ragged-----no cut into the table proper good video thanx rick
That’s something I’m certainly going to consider when the time comes. I plan to do an update video soon as after many months and many hundreds of cuts, it’s shocking how little it has worn on the table. The whole dog system has allowed for impressively accurate cuts into the table top!
Any chance you have made plans with this build available?
Unfortunately not, but the top is somewhat based on Ron Paulk’s smart workbench with the base being fully custom (my earlier videos in the series explain it a bit better).
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I have to tell you, I came across your channel because of your Bosch Miter Saw review. I became a subscriber to your chan. Your videos are easy to watch and learn from and there are no asinine inserts of jokes/cartoons etc. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Phoenix, Az...btw, maybe take a minute on an appropriate video and tell us about the miter saw so far.
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Thank you so much for your comment! I’m glad my videos are easy to watch - I try to share my honest thoughts and nothing is scripted. I should definitely revisit the mitre saw as there are a number of things that haven’t worked out as well as I had hoped and I’m looking to side-step to Makita. That might be something I can put together this weekend!
I have an MFT3. I remember making my first cut. You just want to keep it all looking clean and sharp. But… then I was using the guide rail as a stop to do Dominos mid panel. But I forgot to change the depth and I put domino holes across it. I did 3. I was so bummed when I lifted that board. Glad I only did it on the first set.
Ahhh, we’ve all been there with the Domino! I went a few months without issues and I swear it was when I said that to a neighbour, on the next cut I forgot to adjust the depth. Haha!
Can you provide me the measurements of the chamfer, please?
Why not use the 10mm spacer dogs save the top
Check out Peter Millard who cuts with a router a sacrificial strip across his mft top and later adds a festool track to lower and lock across. When the saw bit is to fought he just cuts a new insert.
Ooooh, Peter Millard is great, I should revisit his setup.
When I made my MFT table top, I intended it to be sacrificial...but I couldn't bear the thought of cutting it up. So I drilled 30mm holes in the 96mm grid pattern in some 6mm mdf scraps. I just throw these over my bench dogs and cut into them instead
I can’t blame you for that at all! I’m a bit obsessive about cutting over the same line.
Love the videos. Did not get the reamer but now thinking I should. Any thoughts on the reamer with a chamfer router bit vs the all in one cutter and reamer?
Thanks for watching! I originally planned to get the handheld reamer then use a palm router with a chamfer bit, but I’m so thankful I went with the all-in-one solution. Very very quick and easy to do whenever a hole feels too tight.
You need to check the Dashboard portable work bench
It has a built in plastic strip that’s replaceable.I routed one in my old MFT
Another improvement you could do to extend the life of the top is to make a rectangular cut along the area where the track saw is going to be cutting on the table and install a friction fitted piece of MDF that can be replaced when there are many cuts in it. You should also do a 2nd cut for 45 degrees bevel cuts. I will probably use your recommendation about Poly/Osmo. I'm in Toronto btw.
Another Canadian!! 🇨🇦 That’s a great idea to just insert a replaceable piece of MDF, and it doesn’t even have to be that thick as I could just route out enough material for a couple inch wide 1/4” thick piece. I will definitely consider that!
The best finish on a MFT top would be whatever finish you have extra off already on hand or whichever you wanted more experience with. I had like 2 tubes of tungoil so thats what i used as well as regular paste wax to prevent any glue/finish from stick even more.
That workbench came out great, nice job!
I see it's already been mentioned, but I'd definitely add a sacrificial strip where the cut line is. Peter Millard just uses 1/4" MDF; that's perfect for this purpose. I'll be adding that feature to my own mft for sure.
How's the ujk fence working out for you? I haven't decided if I want that one or maybe the benchdogs version.
Looking forward to your video on the TSO parallel guides!
Thanks!!! I’m definitely going to do the strip as that will just help with longevity. The whole top will still be sacrificial, but 90% of the cuts will be on a replaceable strip.
So far, I’m really happy with the UJk fence with my only frustration being the stop. It’s fine if I don’t accidentally hit it too hard, but it doesn’t lock down as much as I would have wanted. The squareness is perfect, I’m just not sure about using it for repeatable cuts.
@@MasonWoodshop That's disappointing about the stop; that's the one part that needs to be robust for repeatability. I do really like how low profile the fence is though.
@@NWGR It's a really nice fence that works perfectly with my table. I'm going to use it a bunch this weekend to see how problematic the stop actually is (if at all).
To solve some of your wayward cut lines on the table top I used Durham's to get back to just a one line. A powder that works like bondo in a way and readily found at most big box stores.
The table is awesome, enjoyed watching it come together!
Thanks!! I’m very happy with it so far and just need to think through a few options for the underside for better storage.
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